Melissa Benton Talks About How Housing and Housing Crises Creates Divides in Indy

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John Boner Community Center worker Melissa Benton spoke with Nuns on the Bus when we rolled into Indianapolis about how the housing crisis has played a large role in dividing the community, and how work to preserve and nurture communities is vital. The Nuns on the Bus is a project of NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby. Learn more at http://www.networklobby.org

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Rev. Jay Davidson Explains How Jesus Confronted Those In Power for Justice and We Should Too

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At our event in Evansville, Reverend Jay Davidson said that many people forget how Jesus, while loving to all and particularly those in need, confronted those in power to change the status quo. His lessons can serve as an inspiration to us now. The Nuns on the Bus is a project of NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby. Learn more at http://www.networklobby.org

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Peggy Konert Discusses How Canvasing Has Let Her Meet Her Neighbors and Bridge Divides

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During our visit in Fayetteville, Peggy Konert described to the Nuns on the Bus how canvassing in her area has meant that she knows her neighbors better and has helped her feel connected to those in her community. The Nuns on the Bus is a project of NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby. Learn more at http://www.networklobby.org

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Sr. Sandra Smithson Explains How the School to Prison Pipeline Harms the Nation

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During our time in Nashville, Sr. Sandra Smithson told us and her community about her mounting concerns about how the inequality and injustice in the public school system and the school to prison pipeline will make more people prisoners in the coming years. The Nuns on the Bus is a project of NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby. Learn more at http://www.networklobby.org

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Nuns on the Bus Fight for Medicaid Expansion...

Thom Hartmann talks with Sister Simone Campbell, Attorney / Executive Director of NETWORK (a National Catholic Social Justice Lobby) / has led 3 cross country Nuns On The Bus trips / author, A Nun on the Bus: How All of Us Can Create Hope, Change, and Community, Website: www.networklobby.org, about her group's efforts to expand Medicaid in all 50 states.

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"What's the Difference Between Michael Brown and My Grandson? Nothing.": Marlowe Tulloch Reflects

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When the Nuns on the Bus visited St. Louis, we spoke with Mother 2 Mother, a discussion group focused on black mothers sharing the lessons they teach their sons to keep them safe. In this video,

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Hunger Free Colorado Summit 2014: Keynote Speaker - Sister Simone Campbell

Sister Simone Campbell of “Nuns on the Bus” (keynote speaker)

Executive director for NETWORK, a national Catholic social justice lobby, Sister Campbell is a religious leader, attorney, author and noted speaker with extensive experience in public policy and advocacy for systemic change. She was instrumental in organizing the “Nuns on the Bus” tour of nine states to oppose the budget approved by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012, which was detrimental to people in need. “Nuns on...

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Sister Simone Campbell Sounds Off on Gun Control

Churches around the country will participate today in a gun violence prevention interfaith call-in to Congress. Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of NETWORK, a national Catholic social justice lobby that launched the Nuns on the Bus campaign, believes that a large societal problem lies in the amount of violence in sports, videos games and overall culture. "The idea that it's just gun control that just needs to be addressed I think is wrong because there's also the issue of mental...

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State of Belief at the DNC Convention: Sister Simone Campbell Interview

Sister Simone Campbell, the outspoken Executive Director of NETWORK, A Catholic Social Justice Lobby, and the driving force behind this summer's successful "Nuns on the Bus" campaign, spent a few minutes talking to Welton about the place social justice deserves in the campaign and at the convention, and what it means to her to be addressing the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night.

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Sister Simone Campbell: "There's More Than Enough to Go Around"

We spoke with with Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of NETWORK, a Catholic social justice lobbying group, about Pope Francis, the poor, and the federal budget. "There's more than enough to go around," said Campbell. "We're bringing out the loaves and the fish this time to show that if we share there is enough. I stand in solidarity with our new pope and say we have enough if we share. Let us share as a nation. Let us follow his leadership. Let us do it now."

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